Medicine
Articles about health care, diseases, treatments and medical practice.
Pallor
Pallor (paleness): causes, signs, mechanisms and when to seek care
Palmar plate
Palmar (Volar) Plate: Anatomy, Function, and Clinical Significance
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Pancuronium bromide
Pantothenic acid
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)
Paracetamol
Paracetamol (acetaminophen): uses, mechanism, safety and history
Paralysis
Paralysis: causes, types, diagnosis, and management
Paramedic
Paraphilia
Paraphilia: definition, examples, clinical perspective and social context
Paraplegia
Paraplegia: causes, features, classification, and rehabilitation
Parathyroid hormone
Paratyphoid fever
Paresthesia
Paresthesia — the sensation of tingling, prickling, or numbness
Parkinson's disease
A progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects movement and multiple non-motor functions, caused by loss of dopamine-producing neurons and characterized by tremor,
Parkinsonian syndrome
Paroxetine
Paroxetine (Paxil): overview, uses, effects and safety
Pathology
Patient
Pediatrics
Pediatrics: medical care for infants, children and adolescents
Pedicure
Pedicure: Cosmetic and hygienic care of the feet and toenails
Pellagra
Pellagra: causes, symptoms, history, prevention and treatment
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Penicillin
Penicillin: discovery, properties, uses, resistance and safety
Penicillin is a foundational group of beta-lactam antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi; it revolutionized medicine, treats many bacterial infections, but faces resistance and
Penile cancer
Penile cancer: overview, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
Peptic ulcer
Peptic ulcer: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Periodontitis
Peripheral artery disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD): causes, symptoms, diagnosis and management
Peripheral neuropathy
Peritonitis
Pernicious anemia
Pernicious anemia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Pertussis
Pertussis (Whooping Cough): Causes, Course, Prevention, and Public Health
Pestilence
Pethidine
Pethidine (Meperidine): an overview of the opioid analgesic
Phalanges
Phalanges: Structure, Function, and Clinical Significance
Pharmacist
Pharmacology
Pharmaconomist
Pharmacotheraphy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy: practice, services, and role in health care
Pharynx
Pharynx: structure, function, and clinical significance
Phencyclidine
Phenylketonuria
Phenylketonuria (PKU): causes, diagnosis, and management
Phlegm
Phlegm: the respiratory sticky secretion
Physical dependence
Physical dependence (drug-related physiological dependence)
Physician
